Chapter 167: Half-final battle

In the 17th round of the Bundesliga, the finale of the first half of the Bundesliga schedule, Schalke 04 played against Freiburg at home.
Before the start of the game, Jackie Lee had to go to the Schalke Stadium to show off the Golden Boy Award trophy he just won.
When Jackie Lee came out with the trophy, the stadium announcer began to drive the atmosphere.
"Now we have our European golden boy-Bruce Lee~~!!!"
The fans immediately cheered in unison: "Bruce~~~~Bruce!!!"
Li Chenglong entered the stadium, stood in the middle of the stadium, raised the trophy aloft, greeted the cheers of the fans.
"In the six months since I came to Schalke, I have made many friends and have more fans who support me."
"This trophy is more for the fans who support me. Without your support, there would be no such trophy!"
After saying thank you, Li Chenglong went back to change his uniform and was ready for the game.
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The game officially began, but Freiburg, who was injured in the defense core Gentle, was playing aggressively. They made it clear that they were here to hit the court.
Freiburg and Dortmund have always been friendly clubs, this time maybe Dortmund asked them to come.
However, none of the Li Chenglong teammates who banged their chests before the game were unreliable.
In the 19th minute of the opening, Atsushi Uchida, who had just recovered from his injury, collided with the opponent's Congo midfielder Makiadi and was injured again.
Uchida's body is still a bit fragile, and he can't get it when he encounters such a black and hard African player.
Immediately after 2 minutes, Freiburg forward Kruze passed the ball behind Matip, Matip turned slowly, and another forward, Rosenthal, got the ball and scored with a kick.
Seeing the other side celebrating with excitement, Li Chenglong was really speechless.
It seems that you have to figure out a solution by yourself, this bunch of scams are unreliable.
In the 26th minute, Li Chenglong focused on the opponent's Congo midfielder Makiadi, who had average skills at his feet, but liked to take the ball by himself, so he saw the right time and went straight to the game.
"Pretty~~~Bruce~~~ very decisively to steal the ball!!" Lee Chenglong, who just won the Golden Boy Award, is naturally the protagonist of the game. He will attract attention whenever he moves.
As soon as the steal was successful, another Freiburg midfielder Schuster rushed to intercept it, it seems that he was responsible for wiping Macchiadi's ass.
Facing Shuster who rushed over, Lee Chenglong didn't slow down, and turned around directly on the move, pulling the ball with his feet.
"Marseille roundabout~~~~Bruce~~~He's over again!!"
After stealing and passing, Lee Chenglong did not continue to rush, but divided the ball to Draxler in the front left.
This pass really diverted part of Freiburg's defensive attention, and Li Chenglong quickly stepped into the penalty area.
At this time Draxler had tacitly passed the ball back to Li Chenglong.
At this time, only one defender was following Li Chenglong's side, which was already a good opportunity.
Facing the low-altitude ball passed by Xiaode, about ten centimeters above the ground, Li Chenglong directly lifted his leg and used the back of his foot to volley.
This kick was very real, the ball was fast and angled, and went straight to the lower corner of the near goal post.
Freiburg goalkeeper Bowman was just about to make a save when the ball flew into the goal.
"Goooooooooooal~~~~~~"
"Bruce~~~~Beautiful volley~~~Very beautiful!!!"
"He first intercepted the ball in the midfield, then Marseille made a maneuver, and then cooperated with Draxler to hit the wall and scored a volley in the penalty area!!"
"Li just won this year's European Golden Boy Award, and now he celebrates himself with a beautiful goal!"
After the goal, Li Chenglong immediately rushed to the sidelines to accept the cheers of the fans and the blessings of his teammates.
On the day when I won the Golden Boy Award, and at the same time scored goals in the game, this is indeed a joy, and the fans all chanted "Super Blues".
But Jackie Lee still wants to win the game.
For the next ten minutes or so, the game played smoothly, because Freiburg, who was equalized, began to be conservative.
During this period, Huntelaar didn't know what was going on. He went to quarrel with the opponent's previous striker Rosenthal, pushed each other, and both got yellow cards.
But this did not affect the progress of the game.
In the 41st minute, Huntelaar withdrew from the midfielder, and after a continuous pass with Draxler and Makari, he passed the ball to Jackie Lee in the penalty area.
Li Chenglong couldn't turn around at all when he was flanked by the opponent's two central defenders, but he had a flash of inspiration. He knocked sideways with his heel and knocked the ball towards the far end of the goal.
The left-back who was inserted at the far end, Fox, rushed to the ball in time and scored a goal, helping Schalke 04 reverse the score.
"Bruce, his knock is too spiritual, completely unexpected, very clever assisting Fox to score."
"Although he suffered injuries and conceded the ball at the beginning, Bruce Lee's outstanding performance with one pass and one shot has helped Schalke reverse the score. He is using practical actions to prove his European golden boy's level."
In the first half, Schalke 04 reversed the score, and Jackie Lee could finally release his heart.
Shortly after the start of the second half, in the 63rd minute, Russian defensive midfielder Neustedt scored with a long shot to help Schalke 04 expand the score to 3:1.
This is almost a goal that killed the game. Schalke 04 itself is stronger than the opponent. Now he is leading by two goals and will basically not give the opponent any more chances.
The course of the game is indeed like this. In the following time, although Freiburg launched some counterattacks, they did not create too much threat.
However, in more than 80 minutes, Huntelaar and Rosenthal clashed again. They both got their second yellow card and were sent off by red cards.
In this case, Huntelaar will be suspended in the next game.
Although there were some twists and turns, Schalke 04 still won the final game of the first half of the schedule at home 3:1.
In the half-final game of this round ~EbookFREE.me~ the top five teams in the Bundesliga standings, except for the first game Bayern drew 1:1 with Borussia, the other four teams all won.
In this case, in the Bundesliga standings after 17 rounds:
Bayern occupied the top spot with 13 wins, 3 draws, 1 loss and 42 points, becoming the half-time champion.
If Bayern can win the final game, they can score 44 points, more than the 10/11 season Borussia Dortmund set a record of 43 points in the half, but Bayern missed the opportunity.
Schalke 04 finished second with 10 wins, 5 draws, 2 losses and 35 points.
With 35 points in the half, this is also the second highest season in the history of the Schalke 04 team, second only to 36 points in the half of the 06/07 season.
In fact, in the 06/07 season Schalke 04 was also a half runner-up. At the time, he and Werder Bremen had 36 points, but the opponent had more goal difference. However, in the second half of the season, when Bremen had fallen behind early, Schalke 04 thought he was going to win the championship, but in the end Stuttgart reversed and robbed the championship.
In addition to Bayern and Schalke, the next step is the pharmaceutical company Leverkusen. Their results are 10 wins, 3 draws, 4 losses and 33 points.
Then came Dortmund and Frankfurt. Dortmund's record is 8 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. Frankfurt is 9 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. The points are all 30 points, but Dortmund has more goal difference.
Halfway through the Bundesliga, according to the current points, there are two highlights in the second half of the season.
The first is to see whether Bayern will make a mistake, will it give Schalke 04 a chance to reverse, after all, last season Bayern led Dortmund by 5 points, but was eventually reversed.
And the second thing to watch is that the current top five teams in the standings will eventually be squeezed out and not qualified for the Champions League.